The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to the faithful throughout history.

Speaking to them, she often gave stark warnings and foretold future events.

5 Marian prophecies that came true, a 🧵 1. Crisis of the 20th Century Foretold at Our Lady of the Good Event (1600s)

Mary told a nun in Quito that the 20th century would be marked by a loss of faith, moral corruption, and attacks on the family and the priesthood.

Looking back, it's safe to say the prophecy came true

In 1531, the Blessed Virgin Mary left her image on a humble peasant’s cloak.

The image has defied scientific explanation ever since.

Five amazing facts about the tilma of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a 🧵 In December 1531, the Virgin Mary appeared to a native convert, Saint Juan Diego, near Mexico City.

She asked for a shrine to be built on Tepeyac Hill and miraculously healed Juan’s uncle, who was dying of an infection.

Christianity had many great heroes over the centuries.

Among them, seven stand out.

The Seven Champions of Christendom, a thread 🧵 1. Saint George

Saint George was a Roman soldier.

He refused to worship the false gods and was murdered under Diocletian.

His triumph over evil, exemplified by the slaying of the dragon, made him England’s beloved patron and a model of courage and chivalry.

Christians have venerated icons since the beginning.

Yet some claim it is pagan and idolatrous.

Ancient scholars have already settled this debate.

Iconography and iconoclasm, a 🧵 In the early centuries, believers used images to honor Christ.

In the Roman catacombs, symbols like the Good Shepherd gave the persecuted Christians hope.

These were signs of faith, not idols.

Jesus in different cultures, a 🧵 1. A Coptic (Egyptian) icon of Christ with Saint Menas. 6th century

The Middle Ages are often dismissed as the “Dark Ages.”

Many believe that Europe stagnated and invented nothing of worth.

But that's far from the truth.

7 Medieval European inventions that changed the world, a 🧵 1. The Heavy Plow

A product of the early medieval period, the heavy plow transformed agriculture.

Its iron plowshare could break up dense, rich soils.

This allowed medieval farmers to feed growing towns and villages, resulting in rapid population growth.

The Crusades are often regarded as a failure.

But many achieved their goals and shaped history.

Five successful Crusades explained, a 🧵 1. First Crusade (1096–1099)

The First Crusade captured Jerusalem and founded multiple crusader states in the Levant.

Pope Urban II's call to reclaim Christian holy sites and protect pilgrims was fully answered.

The campaign ensured Christian control over the area for decades

In 1211, a massive Moorish army invaded Christian Spain.

The threat was so grave that the Pope called for a Crusade.

Knights from across Europe answered the call and marched to meet the invaders.

What happened next changed history... (thread) 🧵 The Almohad Caliphate was a powerful North African empire.

In 1195, its forces crushed the Christians at the Battle of Alarcos.

Castles fell. Villages were raided. Christian kingdoms were left in disarray.

Sixteen years later, the Caliphate launched a new invasion

In 312 AD, a pagan emperor saw a sign in the sky.

A day later, the Roman world had changed forever.

The Battle of the Milvian Bridge, a 🧵 By the early fourth century, the Roman Empire was fractured.

Rival factions were fighting for control.

Constantine, the son of a former emperor, was declared emperor by his troops and marched on Rome

Christianity speaks in symbols.

Across time and tradition, Christians have recognized Christ’s presence in signs, creatures, and images.

Ten of the most powerful symbols used to represent Jesus, a 🧵 1. The Pelican

An early Christian bestiary claimed the mother pelican wounds herself to feed her chicks with her blood.

This image became a symbol of Christ, who gave His own Body and Blood for our salvation

Did you know that the Bible foretells the conquests of Alexander the Great?

It may seem unlikely, but the prophet Daniel predicted both his rise and fall.

When the Greek conqueror crossed paths with the Old Testament, a 🧵 The prophet Daniel lived in the 6th century BC, during the Babylonian exile.

He received visions that revealed the rise and fall of future kingdoms.

Among these, Daniel prophesied the fall of the Persian Empire

In 334 BC, Alexander the Great crossed into Asia.

His goal was to defeat the Persian Empire.

What followed was one of the most incredible campaigns in ancient history.

How Alexander conquered Iran, a 🧵 Alexander began by defeating the Persians at the Battle of Granicus.

Then, in 333 BC, he faced King Darius III at Issus.

Though heavily outnumbered, Alexander’s tactics and leadership secured a major victory.

Darius fled the battlefield

“Biblically accurate angels” are not all wheels of fire and eyes.

Some are terrifying. Others look human.

Each one plays a special role in God's plan.

The nine choirs of angels explained, a 🧵 1. Seraphim

Seraphim surround the throne of God, burning with love and perfect worship.

Isaiah describes them as calling out “Holy, holy, holy” before the Lord (Isaiah 6:2–3).

Their name means “burning ones”

Much of what we know about the ancient world was nearly lost forever.

But it survived because monasteries preserved the knowledge.

9 ancient masterpieces that were saved by medieval monks, a 🧵 1. Plato’s Timaeus

A foundational dialogue on the nature of the universe, the physical world, and the soul.

It was widely copied and read by monks, who studied the text closely and wrote commentaries on it.

To many, relics seem like paganism or a violation of God's commandments.

In truth, they are honored for deep theological and biblical reasons.

Why the Catholic Church venerates relics, a 🧵 1. Scripture supports it

In 2 Kings 13:21, a dead man is thrown into the tomb of the prophet Elisha.

When his body touches Elisha’s bones, he comes back to life.

Already in the Old Testament, the physical remains of holy men were used by God to work miracles

The Catholic Church is often accused of causing the so-called "Dark Ages."

Nothing could be further from the truth.

In reality, the Church preserved, rebuilt, and carried Western civilization forward while the world around it was falling apart.

A thread 🧵 When the Western Roman Empire collapsed in the 5th century, Europe entered a long period of political chaos, tribal invasions, and cultural fragmentation.

Cities were abandoned. Infrastructure crumbled. Literacy rates collapsed.

Most institutions of Roman life simply vanished

The image of the Church burning thousands of witches is deeply rooted in popular imagination.

But the truth is far more complex.

In fact, the Catholic Church did not condone witch hunts.

A thread 🧵 First, let’s define the timeline.

Most large-scale witch hunts took place in Early Modern Europe, between the 15th and 17th centuries, not in the Middle Ages.

They peaked during the Protestant Reformation and were often driven by local authorities rather than by the Church

Christianity began as a small sect in Judea.

A few centuries later, the mighty Roman Empire declared it the state religion.

How was this possible?

The triumph of the Cross explained, a 🧵 At first, Christianity was just another small religious sect.

The gigantic empire had thousands of those.

There was nothing special about yet another cult showing up.

But that would soon change

In 1531, an image appeared on a poor man’s cloak.

The fabric should have decayed. The colors should not exist.

Yet it endures, and science still can’t explain it.

This is the story of the tilma of our Lady of Guadalupe, a 🧵 In December 1531, the Virgin Mary appeared to a poor Indigenous convert named Juan Diego on Tepeyac Hill near Mexico City.

She asked him to tell the local bishop to build a church at the site where she stood

Critics have spent years trying to debunk the Holy Shroud.

None have succeeded.

8 facts that prove the Shroud of Turin is not man-made, a 🧵 1.

Critics have tried to tear it down for centuries.

The evidence still stands.

7 facts that prove the Bible is of divine origin, a 🧵✝️ 1.